Agnes Scott College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Decatur, Georgia (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 836 students of which 934 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Agnes Scott College is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 62.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,260. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,754, with published in-state tuition of $50,604 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,749, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.3%. Graduates earn a median of $56,274 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,382 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 37700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 48.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.